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In a bid to "penetrate deeper into the Hindi heartland and connect with a wider set of audiences," the NBA, with broadcast partner Sony Pictures Networks India, will air "close to 100 matches with Hindi commentary" during the '17-18 season, according to Gaurav Laghate of the ECONOMIC TIMES. The move...

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Discovery Communications is "pitching" Eurosport as the new home of the Olympics and "prying audiences away from free-to-view alternatives," according to Tony Connelly of THE DRUM. Discovery CEO Peter Hutton maintains this will be "driven by its depth of coverage coupled with a greater sense of narr ...

Dorna and MTV Finland announced a deal that will see the FIM MotoGP World Championship broadcast live across the country throughout '17. The new agreement sees all races and qualifying sessions this season shown live on C More linear pay-TV channels, as well as coverage being available on the ...

Sky Sport confirmed an agreement for all-encompassing coverage of the Rugby League World Cup 2017 to be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand from Oct. 27-Dec. 2, with hosting partner Papua New Guinea to stage three pool games. Under the terms of the deal, Sky Sport will broadcast live coverage of ...

Grabyo announced its expansion into North and South America with the opening of its new HQ in N.Y. and appointment of sports and entertainment exec Mike Kelley to serve as the president of the Americas, according to Toby Marriott of DIGITAL SPORT. The move will enable Grabyo to capitalize on the "gr ...

BT Sport "successfully capitalised" from Barcelona's " heroic comeback " Wednesday night with a "massive" 1,730% surge in its average social interactions , according to research from social video intelligence company Burst Insights. BT Sport "tapped into the euphoria surrounding the occasion" on ...

MP & Silva has been appointed as the exclusive sales agent for the newly-created World Boxing Super Series. WBSS is a bracket-style elimination tournament featuring the world's best boxers and $50M in prize money. The knock-out format of the competition will see the boxers compete for the Muhamm ...

Barcelona players "woke up on Thursday morning to headlines praising their heroics" after Barça beat Paris St. Germain 6-1 at the Camp Nou to overturn a 4-0 deficit and reach the Champions League quarterfinals, according to ESPN.com. Barcelona was "on the brink of exiting the competition" a ...

Senior execs at 21st Century Fox "mounted a robust defence" of the company’s £11.7B ($14.3B) bid to take full control of Sky after U.K. Culture Secretary Karen Bradley declared that she was "minded" to refer the bid to communications regulator Ofcom, according to Jill Sherman of the LOND ...

BT Consumer CEO John Petter said that BT Sport "plans to again show the UEFA Champions League and Europa League finals live on social media and is looking for the right partner," according to Chris Dziadul of BROADBAND TV NEWS. Petter added that "in terms of monetisation there was a need for a mixed ...